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Plastics are a pervasive source of pollution. And they might also be significantly altering the Earth’s carbon cycle and our ability to monitor it, according to research by Northeastern’s Aron Stubbins. Photo by Ruby Wallau/Northeastern University

Some neighborhoods are hotter than others, says Brian Helmuth, professor of marine and environmental sciences at Northeastern. And those temperature differences tend to fall along socioeconomic lines, perpetuating entrenched historical inequalities.

Plastic pollution is now considered one of the largest threats to the environment. It takes 400 years for plastics to decompose. Hongli Zhu, an assistant professor of mechanical and industrial engineering at Northeastern, asked herself a question: Can we replace plastic food containers with the biodegradable fiber produced as a byproduct of the sugar industry?

Northeastern volunteers clean-up at the Maurice J. Tobin School in Roxbury.

Olivia Gerena, a Madison Park Technical school student who is working as a plumbing apprentice on campus at Northeastern University, poses for a portrait.

Sustainability isn’t just for large companies. Everyone can incorporate sustainability in their everyday life. These are some examples of how I practice sustainability every day

This Green Office Challenge Eco-Ambassadors shares her experience with bringing sustainability her day-to-day life with composting

Meet our new Eco Ambassadors! These volunteer representatives help promote and encourage sustainable practices within their respective departments.

  by  Hillary Chabot Visual presentation by Cam Sleeper, Ruby Wallau and Hannah Moore News@Northeastern   Elena Getsios, who just finished her third-year behavioral neuroscience and philosophy major at Northeastern, got a taste for beekeeping after attending an event about the craft a few years ago. She jumped at the chance to learn more when she saw that the […]